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A year after thousands of Illinois residents took to the streets as part of historic, national protests demanding an end to police violence and the over-policing of Black and brown communities, newly-released data about traffic stops demonstrates that Illino
CHICAGO – Earlier today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act, which creates age-appropriate learning standards for public schools that decide to teach comprehensive personal health and safety education (grades K-5) and comprehensive sexual health education (g
CHICAGO – Transgender individuals in the custody of Illinois prisons seeking treatment for gender dysphoria won a major victory after a four-day trial in East St. Louis last week.
As Illinois moves into its third week under a “stay at home” order issued by the Governor, police across Illinois are being reminded that their role is to build voluntary compliance with the order, not use it as an excuse to make mass arrests.
The below statement can be attributed to Karen Sheley, Director, Police Practices Project, ACLU of Illinois:
Below is a statement on behalf of the ACLU of Illinois, Uptown People’s Law Center and law firm Dentons, lawyers for the plaintiffs in Lippert v.